# Mansfield Independent School District

Mansfield Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Mansfield, Texas, United States.
MISD serves Mansfield and portions of the cities of Grand Prairie, Arlington, and Burleson. A small portion of Cedar Hill, Fort Worth, Kennedale, and Rendon also lie within the district (only in nearby areas). A few Fort Worth and Kennedale residents are zoned mainly to go to Tarver-Rendon Elementary School, and a few Cedar Hill residents are zoned to go to Danny Jones Middle School and Mary Lillard Intermediate School. The district also extends into northeastern Johnson County.
MISD has over 49 schools and district facilities. Among the facilities are six high schools, the Ben Barber Innovation Academy, a competition-level stadium, a natatorium complex, and a center for the performing arts.
In 2011, the school district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.

## History

The district integrated in 1965, the last public school system to do so in the United States.
On June 23, 2020, Mansfield ISD School Board voted to keep their anti-discrimination policies, without mandating inclusive provisions for LGBTQ students and staff. The Mansfield Equality Coalition had requested the Mansfield ISD School Board include sexual orientation, gender identification, and gender expression. Training for LGBTQ issues offered by MISD's human resources is optional.
On October 6, 2021, following a school shooting at Mansfield Timberview High School that injured four, Mansfield ISD organized a meeting with community members to discuss safety measures.

## Campuses
### Elementary schools (PK-4th)

| Name | City | Opened | Notes |
| Charlotte Anderson Elementary School | Arlington | 2017 | 2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1986 |
| J. L. Boren Elementary School | Mansfield | 2015 | 2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1979 |
| Janet Brockett Elementary School | Arlington | 2005 | 2003 bond package |
| Willie E. Brown Academy of Young Scholars | Mansfield | 1998 | |
| Louise Cabaniss Elementary School | Grand Prairie | 2008 | 2003 bond package |
| Anna May Daulton Elementary School | Grand Prairie | 2005 | 2003 bond package |
| Kenneth Davis Elementary School | Arlington | 2001 | |
| Imogene Gideon Elementary School | Arlington | 2001 | |
| Glenn Harmon Elementary School | Arlington | 2016 | 2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1988 |
| Carol Holt Elementary School | Arlington | 2007 | |
| Thelma Jones Elementary School | Arlington | 2003 | 2001 bond package |
| Judy K. Miller Elementary School | Mansfield | 2015 | 2006 bond package |
| D. P. Morris Elementary School | Arlington | 1998 | |
| Erma Nash Elementary School | Mansfield | 2003 | 2001 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1953 |
| Nancy Neal Elementary School | Mansfield | 2011 | 2006 bond package |
| Annette Perry Elementary School | Mansfield | 2009 | 2006 bond package |
| Alice Ponder Elementary School | Mansfield | 2015 | 2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1967 |
| Martha Reid Leadership Academy | Arlington | 2004 | 2001 bond package |
| Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School | Mansfield | 2005 | 2001 bond package |
| Elizabeth Smith Innovative Learning Academy | Mansfield | 2004 | 2001 bond package |
| Cora Spencer Elementary School | Grand Prairie | 2006 | 2003 bond package |
| Tarver-Rendon School of Agricultural Leadership | Burleson | 2013 | 2011 bond package replaced original campus opened in 1969 |
| Roberta Tipps Elementary School | Mansfield | 2003 | 2001 bond package |
| Brenda Norwood Elementary School | Mansfield | 2021 | 2017 bond package |
| Dr. Sarah K. Jandrucko Academy for Early Learners | Arlington | 2019 | |

### Intermediate schools (5th-6th)

| Name | City | Opened | Notes |
| Della Icenhower Intermediate School | Arlington | 2004 | 2001 bond package |
| Mary Lillard Intermediate School | Mansfield | 2006 | 2003 bond package |
| Asa E. Low Jr. Intermediate School | Mansfield | 2009 | 2006 bond package |
| Mary Orr Intermediate School | Mansfield | 1998 | Replaced original campus |
| Donna Shepard Leadership Academy | Mansfield | 2001 | |
| Cross Timbers Intermediate School | Arlington | 1994 | |
| Alma Martinez Intermediate School | Mansfield | 2021 | 2017 bond package |

### Middle schools (7th-8th)

| Name | City | Opened | Notes |
| James Coble Middle School | Arlington | 2006 | 2003 bond package |
| T. A. Howard Middle School | Arlington | 1994 | |
| Linda Jobe Middle School | Mansfield | 2009 | 2006 bond package |
| Danny Jones Middle School | Mansfield | 2004 | 2001 bond package |
| Brooks Wester Middle School | Mansfield | 2002 | Built as Mansfield High School in 1974; renamed Mansfield High School - South Campus in 1998; Became Brooks Wester Middle School in 2002 |
| Rogene Worley Middle School | Mansfield | 1986 | |
| Charlene McKinzey Middle School | Mansfield | 2021 | 2017 bond package |
| Jerry Knight STEM Academy | Mansfield | 2017 | Grades 6-8 |

### High schools (9th-12th)

| Name | City | Opened | Notes |
| Mansfield High School | Mansfield | 2002 | Original campus opened in 1909 (now administration building); Replaced campus built in 1974 (now Brooks Wester Middle School); |
| Frontier High School | Mansfield | 2010 | Opened inside Ben Barber Career Tech Academy in 2004 |
| Lake Ridge High School | Mansfield | 2012 | 2006 bond package |
| Legacy High School | Mansfield | 2007 | 2003 bond package |
| Summit High School | Arlington | 2002 | Build as Mansfield High School - North Campus in 1998 and renamed Summit High School in 2002 |
| Timberview High School | Arlington | 2004 | 2001 bond package. Shooting in 2021. |

### Alternative schools

| Name | City | Opened | Notes |
| The Phoenix Academy | Mansfield | 2003 | Built as Erma Nash Elementary School in 1953 |
| Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Mansfield | 2004 | |
| Early College High School | Arlington | 2017 | Housed in Timberview High School |

## Controversies

In February 2020, the school district paid a $100,000 settlement to Charlotte Anderson Elementary School teacher Stacy Bailey. She had been placed on paid administrative leave for showing her students a picture of her fiancee, who is a woman. The district also agreed to remove the eight-month leave from her record, and offer training on LGBTQ issues to human resources and counseling staff.